{"id":55883,"date":"2015-06-04T11:35:30","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T09:35:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/?p=55883"},"modified":"2021-10-13T18:06:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-13T16:06:38","slug":"bohemian-chic-el-raval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bohemian-chic-el-raval\/","title":{"rendered":"My Favorite Plazas in El Raval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some of the most famous \u201cBarris\u201d or neighborhoods in Barcelona are El Borne, El Gotico, Gracia, Barceloneta, or Eixample. One that has a questionable negative reputation is El Raval, a personal favorite of mine. Not only is it an absolutely perfect location to witness an ethnic melting pot in Barcelona, it is a very grungy, bohemian and even hip place to live, especially if you are a poor student in your 20&#8217;s trying to survive on a budget. Although my list could be endless, today in this article by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>ShBarcelona<\/strong><\/a>, I share a few special spots in El Raval that have completely captivated me.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cheapest-accommodation-raval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cheapest Accommodation in Raval<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bohemian-chic-el-raval\/#Placa_del_Pedro_Carrer_de_Sant_Anotoni_Abat\" title=\"Pla\u00e7a del Pedro\/ Carrer de Sant Anotoni Abat\">Pla\u00e7a del Pedro\/ Carrer de Sant Anotoni Abat<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bohemian-chic-el-raval\/#Placa_de_Joaquin_Costa_Carrer_dels_Angels\" title=\"Pla\u00e7a de Joaquin Costa\/ Carrer dels Angels\">Pla\u00e7a de Joaquin Costa\/ Carrer dels Angels<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Placa_del_Pedro_Carrer_de_Sant_Anotoni_Abat\"><\/span>Pla\u00e7a del Pedro\/ Carrer de Sant Anotoni Abat<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_55886\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Raval-Spices.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55886\" class=\"wp-image-55886 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Raval-Spices-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Bohemian Raval-Spices\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One morning I woke up to meet a friend ar Pla\u00e7a del Pedro, around 7:45 a.m. The plaza was empty, except for the pigeons and early risers commuting to work. I could hear the sounds of people waking up and starting their daily routine, the sound of coffee machines working overtime, and the overwhelming smell of bread baking in preparation for the impending baguette and croissant orders. Seeing the daylight break on this normally bustling plaza changed my view of Raval forever.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are cheap little <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/work-cafe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">cafes<\/a> <\/strong>in the square where you can get either breakfast or wonderful lunch menus, fruit and vegetable <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/health-food\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">markets<\/a><\/strong>, and a central fountain where I usually practice one of my favorite pastimes: people watching.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The street connected to this plaza, Carrer de Sant Antoni Abat, is where I love to do all my produce and special bargain grocery <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/vegan-shopping\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shopping<\/a><\/strong>. For starters, I live in Pedralbes, which is one of the most expensive areas in Barcelona. Therefore, I am qualified to say that groceries are notably more expensive there. While in Raval<strong>,<\/strong> I bought about 500g of fresh cherries, 3 perfect tomatoes, 1 large avocado and 1 large cucumber, and the total cost was 2.49\u20ac. I decided to do the same in Pedralbes for comparative purposes, and the total was 5.95\u20ac.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/category\/Grocery-Store\/Awami-Frutos-Secos-323119417818149\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\"><strong>Super Awami<\/strong><\/a> is one of my favorite places to get dried fruits, nuts, spices, and because I am American, peanut butter. I have yet to find better quality products for such a cheap price. Whenever I buy nuts and fruits from there, I always buy them in bulk because I can\u2019t find anything that cheap in my area.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Related article:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/cool-shops-raval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cool Shops in Raval<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Placa_de_Joaquin_Costa_Carrer_dels_Angels\"><\/span>Pla\u00e7a de Joaquin Costa\/ Carrer dels Angels<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_55887\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/bohemian-chic-el-raval\/img_1137\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-55887\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-55887\" class=\"wp-image-55887 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/IMG_1137-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Cuisine from Bum Bo- El Raval\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-55887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Photo via Pixabay<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Joaquin Costa is, in my personal opinion, one of the loveliest plazas in all of Barcelona. There are always scattered people of different ethnicities enjoying the local feel and ambiance of the plaza<strong>.<\/strong> There you will find people outside enjoying the vegetarian<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There you will find people outside enjoying the vegetarian <strong>cuisine <\/strong>and afternoon vermouths on the terrace at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/vegetalian\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vegetalia<\/a><\/strong>, locals enjoying coffee and empanadas in the windowsill-seats at <strong><span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Komo-en-Kasa\/1417426435151575\">Komo en Kasa<\/span><\/strong>, or tranquil smokers puffing away their lunch breaks on the benches by the plaza fountain. On Carrer dels Angels you will find the best, and cheapest, mojitos and margaritas at<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">On Carrer dels Angels you will find the best, and cheapest, mojitos and margaritas at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/rosanegrarestaurantes.com\/bcn-raval\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Rosa Raval<\/a><\/strong>, the best Vietnamese food at<strong> <span class=\"removed_link\" title=\"http:\/\/bunboraval.com\">Bun Bo<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0(1\u20ac cheaper in Raval than in El Gotico), and some of the best vegan and vegetarian food in the city at<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Veggie-Garden\/496238130419275\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Veggie Garden<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The best time of day to enjoy these plazas is either in the early morning before the streets turn into a chaos, or in the early evening where you can witness possibly every ethnic group living their daily lives in Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Have you discovered El Raval yet?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: none;\"\n    class=\"kk-star-ratings kksr-valign-bottom kksr-align-left \"\n    data-id=\"55883\"\n    data-slug=\"\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars\">\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-inactive\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"1\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"2\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"3\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"4\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\" data-star=\"5\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-stars-active\" style=\"width: 150px;\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <div class=\"kksr-star\">\n            <div class=\"kksr-icon\" style=\"width: 25px; height: 25px;\"><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n    <div class=\"kksr-legend\">\n            <strong class=\"kksr-score\">5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\/<\/span>\n        <strong>5<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">(<\/span>\n        <strong class=\"kksr-count\">1<\/strong>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">\n            vote        <\/span>\n        <span class=\"kksr-muted\">)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of the most famous \u201cBarris\u201d or neighborhoods in Barcelona are El Borne, El Gotico, Gracia, Barceloneta, or Eixample. One that has a questionable negative reputation is El Raval, a personal favorite of mine. Not only is it an absolutely perfect location to witness an ethnic melting pot in Barcelona, it is a very grungy, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":55885,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[4347],"tags":[2551],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55883"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55883"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55883\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110386,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55883\/revisions\/110386"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55885"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55883"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55883"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shbarcelona.com\/blog\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55883"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}